Since I still have two other macs, I have installed MACOSX on a VMware VM as well, using my existing appleID. Have installed VMware workstation 15 allowing a win / Linux dev environment and multiple Linux flavor installs. If SSDs fail, tends to be binary while a drive tends to fail over time (by sector / track) which the drive manages, so better for online backup.

I purchased Lenovo P72 8GB / 256GB SSD 17' with 3 year warranty extension, like AppleCare, and have upped the RAM to 64GB (it is 128GB capable when the RAM becomes more affordable), added 1TB Samsung SSD and an internal 7mm 2TB drive. I use my laptop 7 x 14 on dev and it travels with me everywhere so no time to return for something that should not be an issue at time of purchase. MBP was 5 years old and new MBP only allowed max 32GB RAM with concerns about butterfly keyboard issues. I transitioned from MBP 15' 16GB / 1TB SSD in Nov, as I found MACOSX too restrictive and dissimilar to Linux for my dev purposes.

Newegg also has an HP Envy laptop with 64GB RAM for a similar price, but I'm not familiar with that brand. I don't see a 64GB option on Lenovo's site, but there is one listed at Newegg: Inspiron is also Dell's more prosumer oriented brand, while the Lenovo T series is supposed to be enterprise grade, so not sure how the Dell would stack up in terms of longevity.Īpparently the Lenovo E495 can be configured with 64GB of RAM at around $1,500, so this might be a good option for me, as well as the OP as this is a 14' model. The main advantage of the Lenovo is that it can be equipped with 32GB RAM (and has a Trackpoint), but adding more storage and a higher DPI display brings the price up to over $2k, while the Dell is priced at $774.39. I noticed that Dell has this Ryzen 7 based laptop available at about half the price of Lenovo, and am considering it now that the Thinkpad line seems effectively dead. Does anyone have Linux experience with the Dell InspiAMD laptop? I was looking to get a Lenovo X490 or T590, especially now that they have an AMD version, but they've removed a lot of features that longtime Thinkpad fans like myself loved the series for.

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